1980 Fact Sheet
Database: Miss America Winners by State
| Record Name | Year | City | State |
| Cheryl Prewitt | 1980 | Ackerman | Mississippi |
Database: Date of Independence for Modern Countries
| Record Name | Year | Country | Previous Ruler Country | Date |
| Vanuatu Country Formation Date | 1980 | Vanuatu | France and United Kingdom | July 30, 1980 |
| Zimbabwe Country Formation Date | 1980 | Zimbabwe | United Kingdom | April 18, 1980 |
Database: Industrial Light & Magic Visual Effects Movies
| Record Name | Year | Studio | Release Date | Movie |
| Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | 20th Century Fox/Lucasfilm, Ltd. | May 21, 1980 | Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back |
Database: Great Inventions by Year and Country
| Record Name | Year | Country | Region | Source | Inventor Name |
| Compact disc (CD) | 1980 | The Netherlands, Japan | Asia and Europe | Encyclopedia Britannica Almanac 2003 | Philips Electronics, Sony Corp. |
Database: Historical Largest Cities of the World
| Record Name | City | Country | Year Become #1 | Population | Note | Source |
| Thebes (1980 BC) | Thebes | Egypt | 1980 BC | No Data | Answers.com Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth: An Historical Census by Tertius Chandler. 1987, St. David's University Press |
Database: Booker Prize Winner List
| Record Name | Year | Author | Title |
| Rites of Passage , William Golding | 1980 | William Golding | Rites of Passage |
Database: Hockey Stanley Cup Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Winning Coach | Losing Team | Losing Coach | Sport | City | Note |
| 1980 Stanley Cup Winner | 1980 | New York Islanders | Al Arbour | Philadelphia Flyers | Pat Quinn | Hockey | NEW YORK |
Database: Solar System Moons
| Record Name | Planet | Discoverer | Year Discovered | Kilometers from Planet | Diameter (Kilometers) | Oribital Period |
| Atlas | Saturn | R. Terrile | 1980 | 137,640 | 37 X 27 | 0.602 |
| Calypso | Saturn | B. Smith | 1980 | 294,660 | 30 X 16 | 1.888 |
| Helene | Saturn | Laques &Lecacheux | 1980 | 377,400 | 36 X 28 | 2.737 |
| Pandora | Saturn | S. Collins | 1980 | 141,700 | 110 X 62 | 0.629 |
| Prometheus | Saturn | S. Collins | 1980 | 139,350 | 148 X 68 | 0.613 |
| Telesto | Saturn | B. Smith | 1980 | 294,660 | 30 X 16 | 1.888 |
Database: Pulitzer Prize Winning Novels By Year
| Record Name | Year | Title | Author |
| Executioner's Song, The, Norman Mailer | 1980 | Executioner's Song, The | Norman Mailer |
Database: World's longest motor luxury yachts
| Record Name | Year Completed | Length (Feet) | Owner | Source |
| Kingdom 5KR | 1980 | 281 | Prince Alwaleed bin Talal (formerly owned by Donald Trump and Adnan Khashoggi) | Wikipedia |
Database: United Nations Presidents
| Record Name | Origin | Year | Session |
| Salim A. Salim | Tanzania | 1980 | Sixth emergency special |
| Salim A. Salim | Tanzania | 1980 | Seventh emergency special |
| Salim A. Salim | Tanzania | 1980 | Eleventh special |
| Rüdiger von Wechmar | Federal Republic of Germany | 1980 | Thirty-fifth |
Database: Movies with the longest length
| Record Name | Country | Year | Length (Minutes) |
| Heaven's Gate | USA | 1980 | 216 |
Database: Tour de France Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Country | Sport | Tour | Winning Name |
| Joop Zoetemelk Tour 67 | 1980 | Netherlands | Cycling | 67 | Joop Zoetemelk |
Database: United States Violent Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Population | Violent Crime Total | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible Rape | Robbery | Aggravated Assault | Source |
| United States Violent Crime for 1980 | 1980 | United States | 225,349,264 | 1,344,520 | 23,040 | 82,990 | 565,840 | 672,650 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: Council of Europe's treaties
| Record Name | Treaty | European Non-Member State | Non European Non-Member State | European Community | Number | Opening date | Entry into force date | Source |
| Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention (047) | Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention | Yes | Yes | 047 | 27/11/1963 | 1/8/1980 | Council of Europe | |
| European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children (105) | European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children | Yes | Yes | 105 | 20/5/1980 | 1/9/1983 | Council of Europe | |
| European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities (106) | European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities | Yes | 106 | 21/5/1980 | 22/12/1981 | Council of Europe | ||
| European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees (107) | European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees | Yes | Yes | 107 | 16/10/1980 | 1/12/1980 | Council of Europe | |
| Arrangement for the Application of the European Agreement of 17 October 1980 concerning the Provision of Medical Care to Persons during Temporary Residence (129) | Arrangement for the Application of the European Agreement of 17 October 1980 concerning the Provision of Medical Care to Persons during Temporary Residence | Yes | 129 | 26/5/1988 | Council of Europe |
Database: United States Property Crime Rate
| Record Name | Year | Country | Total Property Crimes | Burglary | Larceny - Theft | Motor Vehicle Theft | Source |
| United States Property Crime for 1980 | 1980 | United States | 12,063,700 | 3,795,200 | 7,136,900 | 1,131,700 | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Database: S&P Earnings History by Year
| Record Name | Year | Source | Earnings Yield | Dividend Yield | S & P 500 Index | Earnings | Dividends |
| 1980 Standard and Poors Performance | 1980 | Standard & Poors | 11.04% | 4.74% | 135.76 | 14.99 | 6.44 |
Database: Carnegie Medal for Children's Books
| Record Name | Year | Publisher | Author |
| City of Gold | 1980 | Gollancz | Peter Dickinson |
Database: Tallest Churches in the World
| Record Name | Year Complete | City | Country | Church | Height (Meters) | Height (Feet) | Source |
| Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 1980 | Aparecida | Brazil | Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida | 100.0 m | 328 ft | Wikipedia |
Database: Longest Running TV Shows
| Record Name | Start Year | End Year | Country | Genre | Total Episodes |
| Hawaii Five-O | 1968 | 1980 | United States | Drama | 278 |
| Barnaby Jones | 1973 | 1980 | United States | Drama | 178 |
| Magnum PI | 1980 | 1988 | United States | Drama | 162 |
Database: Crude Oil Prices from 1949 to Present
| Record Name | Year | Nominal | 2007 Inflation Adjusted | Source |
| Crude Oil Price for 1980 | 1980 | $37.42 | $94.80 | United States Department of Energy |
Database: Formula One World Drivers Champions
| Record Name | Year | Team | Tires | Poles | Sport | Driver | Wins | Podiums | Fastest Laps | Points | Clinched | Margin (Points) | Source |
| Formula One Champion (1980) | 1980 | Williams* | G | 3 | Auto Racing | Alan Jones | 5 | 10 | 5 | 67 | Race 13 of 14 | 13 | Wikipedia |
Database: American Film Institute's 100 Best Movies of All Time
| Record Name | Year | Rank | Movie | Source |
| Raging Bull (1980) | 1980 | 4. | Raging Bull | American Film Institute |
Database: Superbowl NFL Football Result History
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | City | Country | Sport | Winning City | Final Score |
| Super Bowl XIV | 1980 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Los Angeles Rams | Pasadena, CA | United States | Football | Pittsburgh | 31-19 |
Database: Baseball World Series Winners
| Record Name | Year | Winning Team | Losing Team | Winning City | Losing City | Sport | Score |
| World Series 1980 | 1980 | Philadelphia Phillies | Kansas City Royals | Philadelphia | Kansas City | Baseball | 4 - 2 |
Database: Top United States Grossing Movies
| Record Name | Movie | Studio | Year | Total Revenue |
| The Empire Strikes Back | The Empire Strikes Back | NA | 1980 | $290,475,067 |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Men's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1980 Wimbledon Mens Result | 1980 | Tennis | Bjorn Borg | John McEnroe | 16 75 63 67 86 |
Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions
| Record Name | Year | Sport | City Location | Winner | Champion | Opponent | In Final 4 | In Final 4 |
| NCAA Tournament Champion (1980) | 1980 | Basketball | Indianapolis | Louisville | Louisville (2) | UCLA (8) | Purdue (6) | Iowa (5) |
Database: United States Average Annual Temperature
| Record Name | Year | Country | Temperature | Rank | Source |
| Average Annual Temperature for 1980 | 1980 | United States | 53.15 deg F | 80 | National Climatic Data Center |
Database: Yearly Total Seasonal Rainfall for Los Angeles
| Record Name | City | State | Country | Season | Total Rainfall (inches) | Inches above or below average | Source |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1980-1981 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1980-1981 | 8.96 | -6.17 | National Weather Service |
| Los Angeles Seasonal Rainfall for 1979-1980 | Los Angeles | CALIFORNIA | United States | 1979-1980 | 26.98 | +11.85 | National Weather Service |
Database: Wimbledon Tennis Women's Tournament Winners
| Record Name | Year | Sport | Winner | Loser | Score |
| 1980 Wimbledon Womens Result | 1980 | Tennis | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Chris Evert-Lloyd | 6-1 7-6 |
Database: Hart Memorial Trophy Winners for NHL Hockey
| Record Name | Year | Team | Sport | League | Player |
| Hart Memorial Trophy Winner (1980) | 1980 | Edmonton Oilers | Hockey | NHL | Wayne Gretzky |
Database: Best Selling Singles by Year (United Kingdom)
| Record Name | Year | Country | Song | Artist | Number Sold | Source |
| Don't Stand So Close To Me (The Police) | 1980 | United Kingdom | Don't Stand So Close To Me | The Police | Wikipedia |
Database: Time Magazine's Man of the Year
| Record Name | Year | Person of the Year |
| Ronald Reagan | 1980 | Ronald Reagan |
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